We regularly work on customised solutions that address the problems faced by property or portfolio owners or managers. Our capability covers the full spectrum, from high level conceptual strategies through to detailed asset-level planning.

Examples include:

Multi office consolidation strategies for occupiers

Long term property-by-property planning for occupiers or investors

Preliminary options analysis for properties that are problematic or have add value / development opportunities

Business cases to support strategy decisions

Property investment strategies

Complex transactions often require specialist expertise to assist with their planning and implementation.

Examples include:

Procurement processes to source development partners and negotiate development agreements

Negotiating development agreements on behalf of occupiers

Business cases or financial analysis to assist with making decisions about complex transactions

Pricing and structuring recommendations for unusual assets or portfolios, and sale or purchase negotiations

Our team's involvement can be tailored to your requirements. It could range from background support or peer review of commercial terms, through to full leadership of the market search and negotiation process.

Examples of our work have included:

Large office leases in major cities

Provincial office transactions

Industrial leases

Residential leases

Feasibility studies assess the viability of a potential development project.

We have experience and expertise across a wide range of project types, including:

Alan McMahon

Alan has overall responsibility for Strategic Advisory for Colliers International in New Zealand.

He advises a wide range of public and private sector organizations. Clients include Auckland Council, Progressive Enterprises, Massey University, Ngai Tahu Property, Ngati Whatua Orakei, Ngati Whatua o Kaipara, and various departments of the New Zealand government including Police, MBIE, Callaghan Innovation and Housing New Zealand.

Part-time lecturer at the University of Auckland Business School and commercial leasing trainer for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Chris’ qualifications include Honours degrees in both Civil Engineering and Property from the University of Auckland, and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Outside of work, Chris is a combat engineer in the NZ Army Reserve and a keen baker.

Caity Pask

Caity joined the Colliers International Strategic Advisory team as a Senior Analyst in 2016. Prior to joining Strategic Advisory, Caity worked in Colliers’ Hotels team in Auckland.

Caity’s recent work with the Strategic Advisory team has included corporate and investment property strategies, land use advice, options analysis, and development feasibilities. Caity has five years’ experience in the commercial real estate industry. She is currently underway with her Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

David White

David leads Colliers International’s Wellington Strategic Advisory team. The team focuses on helping clients to make their big property decisions, particularly in the central and local government sector. Key areas of expertise include corporate real estate strategy, property investment strategy, feasibility studies, financial analysis, business cases and tenant representation.

David has worked for the past decade in the public sector, within the Treasury and as an advisor to a finance minister.

Prior to joining Colliers, David established and ran the Government Property Management Centre of Expertise, leading strategy and implementation of a portfolio approach to Corporate Real Estate in Government across its 1.6 million sqm commercial portfolio.

Prior to time in Government, David has worked in the property consultancy sector for Dow Group, Opus International, and Enrst & Young. After graduating, David spent time in both the Corporate Real Estate (Westpac) and Investment (AMP) sectors.

Latest research

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